Perhaps it’s the thin air in the lofty atmosphere of the Nobel Prize, but Paul Krugman has a most peculiar trait for an economist: he seems to live in a world where the basic economic unit (money) has no intrinsic value to it. How else do you explain his constant cheerleading for more and [...]
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a potential Republican rival of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for the White House in 2012, has called her abrupt resignation a "risky strategy" politically. "Nobody knows whether it's going to pay off or not," Mr. Huckabee said on "Fox News Sunday." "And even if she did get out primarily because of a feeling of being chased, that's not...
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a potential Republican rival of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for the White House in 2012, has called her abrupt resignation a "risky strategy" politically. "Nobody knows whether it's going to pay off or not," Mr. Huckabee said on "Fox News Sunday." "And even if she did get out primarily because of a feeling of being chased, that's not...
Sarah Palin has hurt her chances of running for president in 2012 and highlighted the Republican party's deep disarray If it weren't for South Carolina governor Mark Sanford 's recent weeping-in-Argentina press conference , Sarah Palin's announcement on Friday evening that she is resigning the Alaska governorship would have been a much bigger story in its own right. Instead, Palin's bizarre bombshell...
WASHINGTON -- The official in line to be Alaska governor when Sarah Palin resigns this month says she talked to him about the toll that ethics investigations has taken on her.
WASHINGTON -- One of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's potential presidential rivals says her abrupt resignation won't allow her to dodge scrutiny over her family.
In many ways, electoral politics is like any other career: you enter as a grunt and "pay your dues" for many years before you eventually have the chance at the big-fish posts. Leaders around the world have made their way in this manner, slowly gaining credibility inside and outside the political establishments within which they reside. Boxes need to be checked and experience accrued, with...
With Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan) looking to challenge Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in the 2010 Democratic Senate primary, much is being made of Maloney is doing so much to the dismay of the Obama administration. But Rep. Charles Rangel thinks President Obama should stay out of race—and the NY Times says the same in an editorial! President Obama called Rep. Steve Israel (D-Long Island) to...
WASHINGTON -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and certainly no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy.
What better way to celebrate America’s 233rd birthday than by watching a YouTube clip of an Irish band opening a world tour in Spain? Umm…well, okay, I’m going to play it anyway – another great clip from U2’s opening night of the 360 tour, and another great from the new album (you just KNEW when you [...]
…and though I don’t know the truth of the matter, of course, there are numerous stories about that Alaska’s ex-governor (you know who) might be on the verge of an embezzlement scandal. However, it should be noted that most of these stories are from very left-leaning sources, and the national media is not, to my [...]
It was a remarkably muddled speech, full of that combination of folksy charm - and embarrassingly cutesy references to fridge magnets - which has marked her every public utterance. And it says a lot about her astonishing ego that we are left wondering whether or not this is her preparing to run in 2012. Though, why someone throwing in the towel should show us that they are ready to lead the free world...
I was busy most of the day, but I heard that something might have happened with regard to the 2010 elections. Some sort of a candidate announcement. Might have been a governors race? Perhaps someone here can fill me in.... :) MN-Gov: Apparently, Norm Coleman IS Serious About This Norm Coleman is obviously trying to resemble one of those sandy-bottomed childrens toys that you keep knocking over, only...
• Rivals believe she wants a shot at the White House • Republican opinion split on timing of move Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice-presidential candidate who electrified her party's campaign last year, has resigned as Alaska's governor in a decision that has fuelled speculation she is positioning herself to run for president. After a sometimes rambling speech in which she compared...
Today is the much awaited Inauguration day of Barack Obama the 44th President of the United States. Many of those Tech Users all over the world are looking ...
Will Smith wants to play Barack Obama in a film. The 40-year-old actor admits he would be unable to say no if the U.S. President-Elect asked him to take on the role. He said: "If I'm ordered by my Commander-In-Chief to star in the film, then I'll do my duty as an American."
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